Frequently Asked Questions

Q.Where is General Dynamics located?

A.Our corporate headquarters is in Reston, Virginia.We have many locations throughout the United States and the world. In the U.S., we have a significant presence in Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas and Virginia. We are in more than 70 other countries around the world, including Canada, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Q.How many people work for General Dynamics?

A.As of January 2019, General Dynamics had more than 107,000 full-time employees.About 90,000 of these are based in the United States, and 17,000 are based in 70 countries outside the United States.General Dynamics employs people in all 50 U.S. states.

Q.What are the businesses that make up General Dynamics?

A.General Dynamics has ten business units:Gulfstream Aerospace, Jet Aviation, General Dynamics Land Systems, General Dynamics European Land Systems, General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, General Dynamics Electric Boat, General Dynamics NASSCO, General Dynamics Information Technology and General Dynamics Mission Systems.Learn more about our businesses here.

A.We offer exciting career opportunities worldwide.There are many ways you can find and apply for jobs that interest you at General Dynamics.You can also visit our businesses' websites to learn more about each of their offerings, or visit our careers page to search for jobs across General Dynamics.

Q.How can I do business with General Dynamics?

A.We are always seeking to develop strong alliances with small and large businesses to help us supply high-quality products and services to our customers.You can learn more about how to become a GD supplier here.

Q.I am a member of the news media.How do I contact General Dynamics?

A.Media contacts for GD’s corporate headquarters and each of its business units can be found here.

Q.Is General Dynamics involved in building weapons I might find objectionable, selling to countries I might find objectionable, or employing weapons in ways I might find objectionable?

A.As an aerospace and defense contractor, our primary customer is the U.S. government.We follow U.S. law and policy.We believe decisions about what types of weapons to buy, where to sell them and how to use them are inherently governmental responsibilities.

Q.I read on the internet that General Dynamics operates child detention centers or is involved with family separation at the border.Is this true?

A.No.General Dynamics Information Technology has had contracts with the Department of Health and Human Services since 2000 to provide services such as training and technical assistance to the Office of Refugee Resettlement, which cares for unaccompanied children and facilitates family reunions.General Dynamics has no role in constructing or operating detention centers.

A.Yes.General Dynamics Mission Systems in Scottsdale, Arizona, (then Motorola Military Electronics Division) developed and produced the communications equipment for Apollo 11 to communicate with ground stations.This included the FM voice and television links that were used to broadcast the July 20, 1969, images of Neil Armstrong as he walked on the moon and said, “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” GD Mission Systems continues to provide NASA and the U.S. military with space communications and electronics, satellite payloads and ground systems, radio and optical telescopes, and space operations and engineering services. Learn more about what we do in space here.